TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 16, Issue 4 (April 2008)
In This Issue
In This Issue FREE
Obesity 16: 719; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.46
See also: Genetics by Voruganti et al. See also: Genetics by Li et al. See also: Epidemiology by Hjelmborg et al. See also: Genetic Analysis by Hunt et al.Editorial
Editorial
Surrogates FREE
Richard N. Bergman PhD
Obesity 16: 721-722; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.52
Articles
Adipocyte Biology
Adiponectin and Resistin Response in the Onset of Obesity in Male and Female Rats FREE
Joan Ribot, Ana M. Rodríguez, Enrique Rodríguez and Andreu Palou
Obesity 16: 723-730; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.113
Upregulation of Adipose 11-
-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Expression in Ovariectomized Rats Is due to Obesity Rather Than Lack of Estrogen FREE
Søren K. Paulsen, Maria P. Nielsen, Bjørn Richelsen, Jens M. Bruun, Allan Flyvbjerg and Steen B. Pedersen
Obesity 16: 731-735; advance online publication, January 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.2
Integrative Physiology
Differential Secretion of Satiety Hormones With Progression of Obesity in JCR:LA-corpulent Rats FREE
Jill A. Parnell and Raylene A. Reimer
Obesity 16: 736-742; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.128
Regional Heterogeneity of Functional Changes in Conduit Arteries After High-fat Diet FREE
Indranil Bhattacharya, Alexa L. Mundy, Corinne C. Widmer, Martin Kretz and Matthias Barton
Obesity 16: 743-748; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.111
Behavior and Psychology
Impact of Obesity on Health-related Quality of Life in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder FREE
Ronette L. Kolotkin, Patricia K. Corey-Lisle, Ross D. Crosby, Jodi M. Swanson, Anne V. Tuomari, Gilbert J. L'Italien and James E. Mitchell
Obesity 16: 749-754; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.133
Negative Peer Perceptions of Obese Children in the Classroom Environment FREE
Meg H. Zeller, Jennifer Reiter-Purtill and Christina Ramey
Obesity 16: 755-762; advance online publication, February 7, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.4
Psychometric Evaluation of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire for Bariatric Surgery Candidates FREE
Joshua I. Hrabosky, Marney A. White, Robin M. Masheb, Bruce S. Rothschild, Carolyn H. Burke-Martindale and Carlos M. Grilo
Obesity 16: 763-769; advance online publication, February 7, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.3
Intervention and Prevention
ACE Inhibition and AT1 Receptor Blockade Prevent Fatty Liver and Fibrosis in Obese Zucker Rats FREE
Jorge E. Toblli, Marina C. Muñoz, Gabriel Cao, José Mella, Lisandro Pereyra and Ricardo Mastai
Obesity 16: 770-776; advance online publication, January 24, 2007; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.114
Energy Gain and Energy Gap in Normal-weight Children: Longitudinal Data of the KOPS FREE
Sandra Plachta-Danielzik, Beate Landsberg, Anja Bosy-Westphal, Maike Johannsen, Dominique Lange and Manfred J. Müller
Obesity 16: 777-783; advance online publication, February 7, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.5
Atherogenecity of LDL and Unfavorable Adipokine Profile in Metabolically Obese, Normal-weight Woman FREE
Y.J. Hyun, S.J. Koh, J.S. Chae, J.Y. Kim, O.Y. Kim, H.H. Lim, Y. Jang, S. Park, Jose M. Ordovas and J.H. Lee
Obesity 16: 784-789; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.127
Use of Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss in the United States: Results of a National Survey FREE
Janine L. Pillitteri, Saul Shiffman, Jeffrey M. Rohay, Andrea M. Harkins, Steven L. Burton and Thomas A. Wadden
Obesity 16: 790-796; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.136
IAAT, Catecholamines, and Parity in African-American and European-American Women FREE
Tamilane E. Blaudeau, Gary R. Hunter, Marie-Pierre St-Onge, Barbara A. Gower, Jane L.P. Roy, David R. Bryan, Paul A. Zuckerman and Betty E. Darnell
Obesity 16: 797-803; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.137
Genetics
Characterization of Ghrelin in Pedigreed Baboons: Evidence for Heritability and Pleiotropy FREE
V. Saroja Voruganti, M. Elizabeth Tejero, J. Michael Proffitt, Shelley A. Cole, Laura A. Cox, Michael C. Mahaney, Jeffery A. Rogers, Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves and Anthony G. Comuzzie
Obesity 16: 804-810; advance online publication, January 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.107
Assessment of Diet-induced Obese Rats as an Obesity Model by Comparative Functional Genomics FREE
Shuyu Li, Hong-Yan Zhang, Charlie C. Hu, Frank Lawrence, Kelly E. Gallagher, Anupama Surapaneni, Shawn T. Estrem, John N. Calley, Gabor Varga, Ernst R. Dow and Yanyun Chen
Obesity 16: 811-818; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.116
Sex-differential Expression of Metabolism-related Genes in Response to a High-fat Diet FREE
Teresa Priego, Juana Sánchez, Catalina Picó and Andreu Palou
Obesity 16: 819-826; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.117
INSIG2 Polymorphism Is Neither Associated With BMI Nor With Phenotypes of Lipoprotein Metabolism FREE
Eva Boes, Barbara Kollerits, Iris M. Heid, Steven C. Hunt, Michaela Pichler, Bernhard Paulweber, Stefan Coassin, Ted D. Adams, Paul N. Hopkins, Arno Lingenhel, Stefanie A. Wagner and Florian Kronenberg
Obesity 16: 827-833; advance online publication, January 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.132
Epidemiology
Which Obesity Indicators Are Better Predictors of Metabolic Risk?: Healthy Twin Study FREE
Kayoung Lee, Yun-Mi Song and Joohon Sung
Obesity 16: 834-840; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.109
Determining the Waist Circumference in African Americans Which Best Predicts Insulin Resistance FREE
Anne E. Sumner, Sabyasachi Sen, Madia Ricks, Barbara A. Frempong, Nancy G. Sebring and Harvey Kushner
Obesity 16: 841-846; advance online publication, February 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.11
Genetic Influences on Growth Traits of BMI: A Longitudinal Study of Adult Twins FREE
Jacob v.B. Hjelmborg, Corrado Fagnani, Karri Silventoinen, Matt McGue, Maarit Korkeila, Kaare Christensen, Aila Rissanen and Jaakko Kaprio
Obesity 16: 847-852; advance online publication, January 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.135
Visceral Adiposity and Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease in Elderly Adults: Rancho Bernardo Study FREE
Dong-Jun Kim, Jaclyn Bergstrom, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor and Gail A. Laughlin
Obesity 16: 853-858; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.15
Anthropometric Risk Factors for Colorectal Polyps in African-American Women FREE
Lauren A. Wise, Lynn Rosenberg, Julie R. Palmer and Lucile L. Adams-Campbell
Obesity 16: 859-868; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.139
Waist Circumference, Not the Metabolic Syndrome, Predicts Glucose Deterioration in Type 2 Diabetes FREE
Michael J. Blaha, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Ayumi Shintani and Tom A. Elasy
Obesity 16: 869-874; advance online publication, February 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.12
Obesity and C-reactive Protein Levels Among White, Black, and Hispanic US Adults FREE
Christina C. Wee, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Annong Huang, Roger B. Davis, Ellen P. McCarthy and Murray A. Mittleman
Obesity 16: 875-880; advance online publication, February 7, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.7
BMI, Waist Circumference, and Incident Urinary Incontinence in Older Women FREE
Mary K. Townsend, Gary C. Curhan, Neil M. Resnick and Francine Grodstein
Obesity 16: 881-886; advance online publication, February 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.14
Methods and Techniques
Threshold Values of High-risk Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness FREE
Gianluca Iacobellis, Howard J. Willens, Giuseppe Barbaro and Arya M. Sharma
Obesity 16: 887-892; advance online publication, February 7, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.6
Short Communications
Epidemiology
Influence of Age on the Association of Retinol-binding Protein 4 With Metabolic Syndrome FREE
Shai Gavi, Saima Qurashi, Louise M. Stuart, Raymond Lau, Mark M. Melendez, Dennis C. Mynarcik, Margaret A. McNurlan and Marie C. Gelato
Obesity 16: 893-895; advance online publication, January 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.138
What Is the Accurate Prevalence of Obesity in Sweden in the 21st Century? Methodological Experiences From the Skaraborg Project FREE
Maria Nyholm, Bo Gullberg, Lennart Råstam and Ulf Lindblad
Obesity 16: 896-898; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.134
Metabolic Syndrome Is not a Risk Factor for Kidney Dysfunction in Obese Non-diabetic Subjects FREE
Alessandra Gatti, Eleonora Morini, Salvatore De Cosmo, Francesca Maiani, Elisabetta Mandosi, Mara Fallarino, Susanna Morano and Vincenzo Trischitta
Obesity 16: 899-901; advance online publication, January 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.59
Brief Reports
Genetic Analysis
Association of the FTO Gene With BMI FREE
Steven C. Hunt, Steven Stone, Yuanpei Xin, Christina A. Scherer, Charles L. Magness, Shawn P. Iadonato, Paul N. Hopkins and Ted D. Adams
Obesity 16: 902-904; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.126
Analysis of Genetic Variations in the Resistin Gene Shows No Associations With Obesity in Women FREE
Sigri Beckers, Armand V. Peeters, Fenna de Freitas, Ilse L. Mertens, Jan-Jaap Hendrickx, Luc F. Van Gaal and Wim Van Hul
Obesity 16: 905-907; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.131
Lack of Association of Ghrelin Precursor Gene Variants and Percentage Body Fat or Serum Lipid Profiles FREE
Glynn R. Martin, J.C. Loredo and Guang Sun
Obesity 16: 908-912; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.125
Impact of Peroxisome Proliferator–activated Receptors 
and 
on Adiposity in Toddlers and Preschoolers in the GENESIS Study FREE
Vasiliki Lagou, Robert A. Scott, Yannis Manios, Tun-Li Joshua Chen, Guan Wang, Evangelia Grammatikaki, Christine Kortsalioudaki, Thodoris Liarigkovinos, George Moschonis, Eleftheria Roma-Giannikou and Yannis P. Pitsiladis
Obesity 16: 913-918; advance online publication, January 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.1
The Taq1B-variant in the Cholesteryl Ester–Transfer Protein Gene and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome FREE
Anton Sandhofer, Tobias Tatarczyk, Markus Laimer, Andreas Ritsch, Susanne Kaser, Bernhard Paulweber, Christoph F. Ebenbichler and Josef R. Patsch
Obesity 16: 919-922; advance online publication, January 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.130
